United Health

United Health
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
Logo der UnitedHealth Group
Unternehmensform Incorporated
ISIN US91324P1021
Gründung 1977
Unternehmenssitz Minnetonka, Minnesota
Unternehmensleitung

Stephen Hemsley

Mitarbeiter 58.000 [1]
Umsatz 75.431 Mio $ [2]
Branche Versicherung
Website

www.unitedhealthgroup.com

UnitedHealth ist ein US-amerikanisches Unternehmen mit Firmensitz in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Das Unternehmen ist im Aktienindex S&P 500 gelistet.

UnitedHealth bietet Versicherungen verschiedener Art an; insbesondere im Bereich der Krankenversicherung in den Vereinigten Staaten ist das Unternehmen sehr stark tätig.

Im Unternehmen sind rund 58.000 Mitarbeiter beschäftigt. UnitedHealth wurde 1977 unter dem Firmennamen UnitedHealthCare Corporation gegründet.

1995 erwarb UnitedHealth das US-amerikanische Unternehmen The MetraHealth Companies.

2006 war das Unternehmen in einen Finanzskandal verwickelt, der zum Rücktritt von William W. McGuire führte.[3][4]

Quellen

  1. Geschäftsbericht 2006 der UnitedHealth Group
  2. http://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/invest/2007/unh_ar07.pdf Annual report 2007 S. 48
  3. "A Board With Its Back To The Wall: UnitedHealth directors aren't ready to oust embattled CEO McGuire. Here's why", Business Week, July 10, 2006
  4. Joe Conason, Jersey hustler: Why did former Gov. Kean, once a respected statesman, mislead the public and the press about the accuracy of ABC's 'Path to 9/11'?", Salon Magazin, 15. September 2006

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